Swansboro is 9-1 against Richlands since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Swansboro Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Richlands Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Swansboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Swansboro will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating West Carteret, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Swansboro came out on top in a nail-biter against West Carteret on Friday and snuck past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Swansboro.
Ryan Brinkley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Swansboro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rusty Haswell, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Richlands came into Wednesday's contest having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over White Oak on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Richlands considering their one-run performance the match before.
Hayden Turner made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Turner was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Walker Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Chris Pyles was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Swansboro pushed their record up to 10-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Richlands, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16.
Everything went Swansboro's way against Richlands in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Swansboro made off with a 14-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swansboro since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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